EP3842009A4 - Polymerization apparatus - Google Patents

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EP3842009A4
EP3842009A4 EP19851527.2A EP19851527A EP3842009A4 EP 3842009 A4 EP3842009 A4 EP 3842009A4 EP 19851527 A EP19851527 A EP 19851527A EP 3842009 A4 EP3842009 A4 EP 3842009A4
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polymerization apparatus
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Tatsuya Yamazaki
Masaki Kinoshita
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Tokuyama Dental Corp
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Priority claimed from PCT/JP2019/032059 external-priority patent/WO2020040039A1/en
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    • B29K2033/00Use of polymers of unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof as moulding material
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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JP2018156877 2018-08-24
JP2018158179A JP6712757B2 (en) 2018-08-27 2018-08-27 Polymerization equipment
JP2019062361A JP6661093B2 (en) 2018-08-24 2019-03-28 Polymerization equipment
PCT/JP2019/032059 WO2020040039A1 (en) 2018-08-24 2019-08-15 Polymerization apparatus

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EP3842009A4 true EP3842009A4 (en) 2022-05-18
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